The way you say a word is called pronunciation. In French, there are some sounds that are different to English sounds. Even if a word looks the same and means the same thing, the way that you say ...

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Words that are difficult for a native French speaker to pronounce may look vastly different from words that a native Mandarin speaker might struggle with. Just because Icelandic looks outlandish ...

You might hear beuh (weed), or just a French pronunciation of the word 'weed'. People also use the terms 'Cannabis' and 'Hashish'. Elle était défoncée. Je ne sais pas ce qu'elle avait fumé ...

The way you say a word is called pronunciation. In French, there are some sounds that are different to English sounds. Even if a word looks the same and means the same thing, the way that you say ...